Outdoor Education Lead and EVC
Ashton Park School, Bristol, BS3 2JLThis job expired on 7 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
7 June 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 May 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- UQT1 - 6 (£19,340 - £30,172)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Interview Date: 13 June 2023
Outdoor education forms an integral part of the curriculum at Ashton park School. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about the outdoors and has experience of leading outdoor education programmes. If you share our ambition of providing the very best teaching and learning and you are seeking an exciting, challenging and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply for this role.
You will be a creative and inspiring individual. As an excellent communicator, influencer and team player, you will be willing to take on new challenges with the freedom to explore new initiatives to benefit our pupils, as you shape and grow our whole school outdoor learning and adventure programme.
You will lead our Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme alongside our current adventure programmes which includes climbing, team building, forest school and Ten Tors. Sharing our commitment to high standards of professionalism and academic achievement, you will have the drive and energy to inspire and support our pupils, and to go the extra mile to help them achieve their personal best.
You'll be able to make a real impact on our school and on the lives of our students. We strive to support resilient, creative and independent learners who are flexible and proactive, who can solve problems, make decisions, think critically and communicate ideas effectively.
What the school offers its staff
- Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free eye tests
- Access to staff sports and competitions
- Teacher’s Pension Scheme
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Internal job market and great opportunities for progression
- Family friendly policies
- Free parking
- Staff social events
Further details about the role
This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision for our school to be ‘Valued in our community for our passion for learning and a commitment to excellence within a caring atmosphere built on mutual respect, and celebration of success’. In a recent Ofsted inspection we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas.
'The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’Ofsted Lead Inspector
Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.
We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.
We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!
Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Ashton Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1238 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ashton Park School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@gglt.co.uk
School location
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